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Zuckerberg Testifies; Epstein Survivor Speaks; Avalanche Search On

Six backcountry skiers were rescued, but nine remain missing after an avalanche struck near Castle Peak in Northern California's Nevada County on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The search and rescue operation continues amid dangerous conditions, as reported by the Nevada County Sheriff's Office.

The avalanche occurred around 11:30 a.m. near Castle Peak, during a heavy snowstorm that closed both Interstate 80 and Highway 50 at the summit, according to CBS News. A group of 16 skiers, including four guides and 12 clients, were caught in the avalanche, as stated by the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, according to ABC News. Six skiers survived and were rescued, while the other nine remain unaccounted for. Two of the rescued skiers were injured, according to CBS News.

In other news, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles, according to ABC News. The trial questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Zuckerberg is expected to answer tough questions on Wednesday from attorneys representing a 20-year-old woman identified as KGM, who claims her early social media use led to addiction and exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts, according to ABC News. Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube are the remaining defendants in the case, after TikTok and Snap were dismissed.

In unrelated news, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein, Juliette Bryant, shared her story with CBS News, detailing how she was trafficked from South Africa. Bryant, who was a 20-year-old psychology and philosophy student and part-time model in Cape Town, met Epstein through an acquaintance who described him as "the 'King Of America,'" according to CBS News. She was told meeting him and his associates, including Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Chris Tucker, and Leslie Wexner, could help her modeling career. Bryant soon realized she had been kidnapped, according to CBS News.

Finally, researchers captured a rare sighting of a sleeper shark in the frigid waters of Antarctica, according to CBS News. The shark, estimated to be between 10 and 13 feet long, was filmed in January 2025. "We went down there not expecting to see sharks because there's a," according to CBS News. Many experts previously believed sharks did not exist in the area.

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